From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT NO DOT SPAM DOT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Troubles with externs, CONIO
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 11:35:07 -0700
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Mlsoftware wrote:
> 
> gcc -c -O2 -m486 main.c
> In file included from main.c:12:
> c:/djgpp/include/conio.h:16: parse error before `extern'
> make.exe: *** [main.o] Error 1

This probably is not a problem with the 'extern' keyword, but something
before it, like omitting a semicolon or a closing brace or parentheses. 
Check the code that comes just before the line with the 'extern'.  If
you can't figure it out, send it to me and I'll try to find the problem.

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